This Irish Soda Bread is tender and just a little sweet. Nothing is better than a thick slice fresh from the oven generously slathered with Irish butter and fruit jam. There are certain foods that, for me, are never good enough; those foods that incite a deep-rooted nostalgia. For these foods, nothing less than perfect will…

This is a match made in Heaven. Chocolate + Guinness + Salted Caramel. Is a match only between two things? Pshaw. How Old Fashioned. I had every intention of posting a Corned Beef recipe before St. Patty’s Day, but that got pushed to the side by chocolate! No shock there. But I’m not terribly concerned…

If Irish coffee and caramel hot chocolate joined forces, you would get a drink that tastes like these decadent Irish Coffee Caramel Milk Chocolate Brownies! They make you want to stop everything you are doing, close your eyes and just revel in the incredible flavor melody on your tongue. They are a rich, fudgy milk…

Guinness Chocolate Cupcakes with a Salted Caramel Filling topped with a silky Bailey’s Irish Cream Buttercream. I tried to come up with a shorter name; I really did. But nothing else really did them justice. These. Are. So. Good. Any time of year. Most people would fill these cupcakes with a Guinness Ganache, and I…

I am a sucker for St Patrick’s Day. Am I Irish? No. Am I Catholic? Nope. Do I think that any holiday that fetes with hearty, Irish food and Guinness is worth celebrating? ABSOLUTELY! When I think of Ireland, I think of lush verdure, stone castles, and potatoes. I thought potato bread would be different…

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